# Matt Doud

> Matt Doud is the Baltimore-based president and co-founder of Planit, the independent advertising agency he established with childhood friend Ed Callahan in 1994. He also co-founded Order & Chaos Coffee and received AAF Baltimore’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2025.

- **Role:** President and Co-Founder at Planit
- **Organizations:** Planit, Order & Chaos Coffee, Entrepreneurs’ Organization Baltimore, Baltimore Museum of Industry (former trustee), Loyola Blakefield (former trustee), Archbishop Curley High School (former trustee)
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in professional writing, Wheeling Jesuit University (now Wheeling University), Loyola Blakefield
- **Known for:** AAF Baltimore Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025, EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, Maryland region, with Ed Callahan, 2015, The Daily Record Most Admired CEOs honoree, 2017

## Career timeline

- **1994** — Co-founded Planit with Ed Callahan.
- **2015** — Doud and Callahan received EY Entrepreneur Of The Year recognition in the Maryland region.
- **2016** — Planit moved to Key Highway; Order & Chaos Coffee opened in October.
- **2017** — Honored in The Daily Record’s Most Admired CEOs awards.
- **2023** — Planit was recognized in Inc.’s Power Partner Awards.
- **2025** — Received AAF Baltimore’s Lifetime Achievement Award; Planit hosted AMIN’s Pathways to Leadership Conference.

## Achievements

- AAF Baltimore Lifetime Achievement Award, 2025
- EY Entrepreneur Of The Year, Maryland region, with Ed Callahan, 2015
- The Daily Record Most Admired CEOs honoree, 2017
- The Daily Record Influential Marylander, 2010 and 2016

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — AMIN published an interview discussing independence, the 2025 leadership conference, and staff collaboration.
- **2025-04** — Appeared in Indie Agency News’s Random Q interview.
- **2025-03** — Named AAF Baltimore’s Lifetime Achievement Award recipient.

## Links

- Website: https://planitagency.com/about/matt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-doud
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/planit
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planitagency/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/planitagency

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Last updated: 2026-10-06